Judiciary: Fmr. GOC 3rd Armour Division Gen. Nuhu indicted over Violation of human right.

Judiciary: Fmr. GOC 3rd Armour Division Gen. Nuhu indicted over Violation of human right.

Judiciary: Fmr. GOC 3rd Armour Division Gen. Nuhu indicted over Violation of human right.

Gen. NUHU AGBAZO, GEN. I. O ADEWA and other officers of the Nigerian Army have been indicted for assault and violation of the Fundamental Human Rights of an innocent citizens, one Zakari Hamani. 

Delivering judgement on Suit No. PLD/J/191m2/2019  filed before the Plateau State High Court by Zakari Hamani through his Councel GYANG ZI esq, the Court also awarded the Sum of N15, 000,000 . 00 (Fifteen Million Naira) against the former General Officer Commanding 3rd Armour Division .

 Recalled, High Court sitting in Jos  had in it's judgement delivered on the 12th August, 2020 by Hon. Justice I. I. KUNDA dismissed the said filed Suit.

Dissatisfied with the Judgement of Hon. Justice I. I KUNDA, the Applicant approached the Court of Appeal through his Counsel GYANG ZI esq and in a unanimous Judgement delivered by Hon. Justice I. A. ANDENYANGTSO (JCA) on the 30th December, 2022.

The Court Set aside the Judgement of Hon. Justice l. I KUNDA and awarded the Sum of N15,000,000. 00 against the Army officers in favour of the Appellant(Zakari Hamani)

The judgement further condemned the act of violation of human rights and physical assault of Zakari by the officers.

Gen. Adewa gave Zakari a contract to supply him a car and two years after the supply, GEN. ADEWA brought back the car on the ground that, the Car had problem after which he instructed Military officers to arrest, assault and detained Zakari Hamani in the Custody of 3rd Armour Division.

According to Gyang Zi's Submition during the court process, “Zakari was not only detained in military Custody, but in a Toilet under the watch of the GOC for 3 days before he was handed to the Police”.

“The victim (Zakari) was later forcefully taken out of his car during the arrest and the car was abandoned on the road and vandalized”.